Beverly Hills Beauty Blog

Sneak Skincare Into Your Daily Routine – Get Great California Skin

When The Beach Boys forever immortalized the ladies of California for their beauty in song they were definitely on to something. How do women constantly surrounded by sun, wind, ozone pollution, and seawater keep their skin looking young and fresh?

By making skincare a part of their daily routine of course.

Follow these steps towards getting younger looking skin and everyone will be singing your praises in no time.

• Make your moisturizer do double-duty. Invest in a moisturizer that includes a sunscreen. That way, your skin will look amazing and you’ll keep wrinkles away.
• Anti-oxidant power! Using a makeup that includes anti-oxidant ingredients can help keep free radicals from bombarding skin and causing signs of aging.
• Lip balm is a must. Getting Jolie-esqe lips isn’t only possible through injectable fillers. Using a lip balm that contains sunscreen can help keep lips plump and moist, and reduce fine lines that appear around the mouth.
• Stay hydrated! There really is no substitute for water when it comes to anti-aging beauty secrets. The skin is your body’s largest organ and requires water to keep it healthy and supple.
• Cleanse every night, no matter what. Tired? Doesn’t matter. Wash your face every night with a gentle exfoliating cleanser to get environmental pollutants, makeup, and dead skin cells off.
• Every now and then, pamper yourself! Invest in a great aesthetic peel or facial. There are qualified non-invasive aesthetic surgeons in every state that perform these services.

For all those California beauties out there - give Dr. Assassa a call 866-Dr90210.

Add comment October 24th, 2008

Botox in Beverly Hills – When Botox is a Must and When to Hold Off

Let’s be honest. We all know a few people that could afford to lay off the Botox for a few months. Is it vanity? Yes, but it is also a very real obsessive compulsion that drives people towards looking younger and younger.

Recent studies suggest that women across the country are “binging” on Botox, resulting in frozen faces completely devoid of any lines. Aside from being cosmetic, these “binges” have psychological roots in obsessive-compulsive disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder.

Suffering from so-called “Wrinklerexia,” some Botox-devotees become so obsessed with their crease-free image they begin to see lines where there are none and binge on Botox to get a freeze-frame face.

So how can you tell if you need Botox or a reality check?

First, make sure your doctor is actually trained to do Botox procedures. Some individuals claim to be proficient in the procedure, when in reality they are not medical professionals trained to handle medical procedures. Discuss your feelings with your doctor and heed their advice. If they feel it’s best to wait on the Botox, don’t argue!

Second, if you do have a Botox procedure, make sure your expectations for results are realistic for your age, and skin type. Expecting to eliminate every line and wrinkle in a few procedures is not safe or advisable.

For more information on the best candidates for Botox procedures and how to find a qualified aesthetic surgeon, visit Beverly Hills Aesthetics online.

1 comment October 17th, 2008